Meet Lionel Messi!

Meet Lionel Messi. Messi is one of the most respected footballers in history. Do you know he met his wife when they were children? Learn more about this Argentinian born soccer legend and read about many other popular stars in the Easy Star Biographies series.

GR 1-3–Emerging readers will learn a bit more about their favorite celebrities in this biography series. They’ll learn that Coco Gauff loves potato chips and TikTok. LeBron James isn’t just the highest scoring basketball player in the NBA, he also helps schools. Olivia Rodrigo loves cats and popcorn. Superfans of the celebs won’t learn anything new as the information included in the books is fairly basic, with each spread including no more than two sentences. Use of high-frequency words helps support emerging readers. Highlighted words are defined in the glossary. Each book ends with “fast facts,” bulleted sections that offer even more information about the stars. . VERDICT Consider for purchase where athlete and singer biographies are in demand.--School Library Journal, November 2024